The flower girl's capes were handmade by the bride and myself. The bride cut out all of the pieces. (Which was awesome, because I find the cutting part to be so tedious plus being just days away from my third trimester I had zero desire to lay everything out nicely on the floor.) Once she cut the pieces I was able to sew the pieces together fairly quickly.
Sewing Notes:
- Unfinished edges of fake fur shed. Like crazy. Be warned.
- We did use a pattern, it was Butterick 5809 view B -- the detachable cape.
- We made a total of five capes, four size 4 and one size 2. Catherine's cape is a size 4 and seems pretty true to size. (At least as much as a cape needs to be.)
- We ditched the collar that was called for by the pattern and simply added ribbon for a bow.
- I only top-stitched around the collar.
Here's a picture of the back of the cape mid-dance. Catherine is a dancing queen when it comes to weddings -- she simply doesn't stop! (Her hair is tucked under the cape in this picture.)
I am very happy with the end results. All of the girls looked absolutely adorable. AND we didn't break the bank!
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The cape is adorable. I think my granddaughters would love them - they are always dressing up - such little princesses. Thanks for sharing. Your new follower, Darlene
ReplyDeleteThose capes are absolutely cute! In fact, I might have to let my cousin know about them because she recently told me she was looking for a cape to sew for her little girl.
ReplyDeleteA little cape for a flower girl is such a cute idea! You both did a great job!
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